Fisher, Bernard




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1869  150  2209 (67) 2
1870  131  2232 (55) 10
1871  122  2244 (47) 14
1872  126  2250 (44) 13
1873  107  2273 (43) 15
1874  96  2298 (42) 17
1875  81  2322 (43) 14
1876  105  2278 (43) 16
1877  130  2226 (45) 9
1878  127  2233 (46) 14
1879  119  2243 (51) 0
1880  126  2253 (49) 62
1881  113  2287 (49) 0
1882  98  2321 (41) 26
1883  92  2358 (39) 40
1884  104  2342 (57) 0
1885  117  2327 (68) 0
1886  137  2311 (77) 0
1887  151  2296 (83) 0
1888  168  2281 (88) 0
1889  182  2265 (92) 0
1890  210  2250 (95) 7
1891  218  2239 (100) 0
1892  246  2228 (104) 0
1893  262  2217 (107) 0
1894  271  2206 (109) 0
1895  289  2195 (111) 0
1896  297  2183 (113) 0
1897  319  2172 (114) 0
1898  352  2161 (115) 0
1899  381  2150 (115) 0
1900  413  2139 (115) 0
1901  443  2128 (114) 0
1902  476  2117 (113) 0
1903  509  2106 (112) 0
1904  555  2094 (110) 0
1905  586  2083 (107) 0
1906  621  2072 (104) 0
1907  655  2061 (100) 0
1908  693  2050 (96) 0
1909  768  2039 (91) 0
1910  797  2028 (84) 9

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Fisher, Bernard William  
Born: 1836
Died: 10 Apr. 1914
 
Notes:
Tim Harding (personal communication) gives date of birth as '1836/1837'. Forster (p.92) gives 'c1836'. Steve Mann gives '1836/37'. Forster gives year of death as 1910. Steve Mann has date of death as 10-04-1914. The Chess Players' Quarterly Chronicle of Oct. 1870 (vol.2, p.150) has 'W.B. Fisher'.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 225
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 137
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 92, 959
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 120
   Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 266, 268
   Harding, Steinitz in London, page 212, 276, 393
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 76
Periodicals
   [BCM], vol. 10, no. 4, Apr. 1890, page 134
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 12, Jan. 1875, page 296
   [CPC], vol. 12, no. 8, Aug. 1851, page 255
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 3, June 1872, page 89
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 10, Aug. 1873, page 307
   [CPC], vol. 4, no. 1, Feb. 1874, page 64ii
   [CPC], vol. 4, no. 9, June 1875, page 284
   [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 4, Nov. 1868, page 117
   [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 6, Apr. 1869, page 172
   [CPQC], vol. 2, no. 5, Oct. 1870, page 150
   [CPQC], vol. 2, no. 7, Feb. 1871, page 217
   [CPQC], vol. 2, no. 9, June 1871, page 284
   [CW], vol. 4, no. 6, Sep. 1868, page 229
   [ILN], vol. 52, no. 1478, 18 Apr. 1868, page 395
   [ILN], vol. 53, no. 1498, 22 Aug. 1868, page 187
   [ILN], vol. 60, no. 1709, 8 June 1872, page 555
   [ILN], vol. 64, no. 1818, 27 June 1874, page 619
   [ILN], vol. 69, no. 1927, 1 July 1876, page 23
   [WP], vol. 3, no. 29, 1 Sep. 1870, page 70
   [WP], vol. 4, no. 3, 1 July 1871, page 43
Web
   Hilbert, John S.  [The Reverend Charles Edward Ranken and Mid-Victorian Correspondence Chess]
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1868: YCA, 1st Annual Meeting, York]
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - Bernard William Fisher]
   Sericano, C.  [Malvern 1871]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Wayte, W. - Fisher, B.W. 1871         (s)     1   -   1      Wayte, W. gave odds of pawn and move
Roberts, J.D. - Fisher, B.W. 1880 (1)         (f)     9.5   -   8.5
Roberts, J.D. - Fisher, B.W. 1880 (2)         (f)     3   -   7
Soffe, G.D. - Fisher, B.W. 1880 (1)         (f)     7   -   4
Soffe, G.D. - Fisher, B.W. 1880 (2)         (f)     2   -   7
Cairns, J.C. - Fisher, B.W. 1880         (f)     7.5   -   6.5
Donisthorpe, W. - Fisher, B.W. 1882 (1)         (f)     7.5   -   4.5
Donisthorpe, W. - Fisher, B.W. 1882 (2)         (f)     0   -   5
Mason, Ja. - Fisher, B.W. 1883         (f)     5   -   2      Mason, Ja. gave odds of a knight

Tournament data

York 1869 (2)     Yorkshire Chess Association - Handicap Tournament    
  Fisher, B.W. - Ranken, C.E.     1 - 0          Ranken, C.E. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Fisher, B.W. - Ball, A.     0 - 1    
Newcastle 1870 (1)     1st Counties Chess Association Meeting - 1st Class     6  /  9
Newcastle 1870 (3)     1st Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament B    
  Fisher, B.W. - Stephens, W.H.G.     0 - 1    
Birmingham 1871     Birmingham - Worcester Club Match    
  Fisher, B.W. - Halford, J.     1.5 - 0.5    
Malvern 1871 (1)     2nd Counties Chess Association Meeting, 3rd British Chess Association Challenge Cup     5.5  /  9
Malvern 1871 (3)     2nd Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament    
  Fisher, B.W. - Thorold, E.     0 - 1          Thorold, E. gave odds of pawn and move
Malvern 1872 (1)     3rd Counties Chess Association Meeting - 1st Class     6.5  /  13
Birmingham 1873 (1)     Birmingham - Worcester Club Match    
  Fisher, B.W. - Halford, J.     0 - 1    
Bristol 1873 (2)     4th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament    
  Fisher, B.W. - Martin, Wi.     0 - 1          Fisher, B.W. gave odds of pawn and move
  Fisher, B.W. - Kempson, S.G.     1 - 0          Fisher, B.W. gave odds of pawn and move
  Fisher, B.W. - Archdall, T.H.     1 - 0    
  Fisher, B.W. - Wayte, W.     0 - 1          Wayte, W. gave odds of pawn and move
  Fisher, B.W. - Thomson, W.     1 - 0          Thomson, W. gave odds of pawn and move
Bristol 1873 (4)     4th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Section B     5.5  /  9
Birmingham 1874 (1)     Birmingham - Cheltenham Club Match    
  Fisher, B.W. - Benbow, C.W.     2 - 1    
Birmingham 1874 (2)     5th Counties Chess Association Meeting - 1st Class     5  /  10
Birmingham 1874 (4)     5th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap    
  Fisher, B.W. - Kempson, S.G.     1 - 0          Fisher, B.W. gave odds of pawn and move
  Fisher, B.W. - Wallbank, C.     1 - 0          Fisher, B.W. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Fisher, B.W. - Burn, A.     0 - 1          Burn, A. gave odds of pawn and move
Cheltenham 1874     Birmingham - Cheltenham Club Match    
  Fisher, B.W. - Halford, J.     1 - 0    
Cheltenham 1875     Cheltenham - Clifton Club Match    
  Fisher, B.W. - Cook, W.     0.5 - 0.5    
Glasgow 1875 (1)     6th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Scotland - England Match    
  Fisher, B.W. - Murray, A.K.     1 - 0    
Glasgow 1875 (2)     6th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Provincial Champion's Cup     10.5  /  11
Glasgow 1875 (3)     6th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament    
  Fisher, B.W. - Minchin, J.I.     0 - 1          Minchin, J.I. gave odds of a pawn for the move
Malvern 1876     Birmingham - Worcester Club Match    
  Fisher, B.W. - Ryder, J.F.     3 - 0    
Cheltenham 1876 (1)     7th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament    
  Fisher, B.W. - Burn, A.     0 - 1    
  Fisher, B.W. - Cook, W.     1 - 0    
Cheltenham 1876 (3)     7th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Provincial Champion's Cup     5  /  11
Birmingham 1877 (1)     Counties Chess Association - 1st Class     2  /  10
London, England 1878 (3)     9th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I     6.5  /  12
London, England 1878 (5)     9th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament    
  Fisher, B.W. - Earnshaw, S.W.     1 - 0    
  Fisher, B.W. - Ensor, F.S.     0 - 1    
Manchester 1882 (1)     12th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I     6  /  9
London, England 1883 (6)     Vizayanagaram Tournament     20.5  /  25
Birmingham 1883 (2)     13th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I, Section B     6  /  6
Birmingham 1883 (3)     13th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I Play-offs    
  Fisher, B.W. - Thorold, E.     0.5 - 1.5    
Dayton 1890     Ohio State Association Congress - Championship     4.5  /  6
  Fisher, B.W. - Curtis, C.L.     1 - 0    
Bromley 1910 (2)     12th Kent County Chess Association Tournament     2.5  /  9

Player information updated: 30 Jul. 2023